Made sense for him too. Spanish and going to Real Madrid. A bit salty we didn't make a move for him back then, especially since he seemed to like Barca and Messi in particular more. I think he would have developed a lot better alongside Xavi and Iniesta. Should have gotten rid of Fabregas. Signing him messed so much up.

from another link within the article about how the transfer went down:

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The German champions had long earmarked "KDB" as a natural long-term successor to Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry, and a big bid had already been planned for next summer. Bayern also has an edge due to the presence of VW boss Martin Winterkorn on their advisory board; Audi, a subsidiary of the Wolfsburg-based car makers, owns 9 percent of Bayern's shares.

VW are heavily invested in German football and would probably have preferred the player staying in the Bundesliga, even at the expense of their club, but Bayern were ultimately unsure whether they wanted to pay top dollar for goods that would arrive in 12 months' time.